The thoughts we keep

"Beware of the thoughts you keep, because everything in reality manifests from the mind."

Justin Palmer

Goals and success

"Those with goals tend to succeed because they are focused and know where they are going, while those without goals do not."

Ted Karam

How we think and how we act

"How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking."

David J. Schwartz
Trainer and Author

Our attitude to life

"Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it."

Charles Swindoll

Day by day

"It's not what you do once in a while; it's what you do day in and day out that makes the difference."

Jenny Craig
Diet Specialist

What you are capable of becoming

"If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749-1832, Author and Philosopher

Taking your foot off the brakes

"Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?"

Mary Manin Morrissey

Opportunity

"What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity."

J. Sidlow Baxter

What success is

"Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be."

George Sheehan

What we focus on

"When you focus on what's wrong, you get more of what's wrong. Conversely, when you focus on what's right, you get more of what's right."

Gina Mollicone-Long

Doing the job

"Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

When you're going to live

"You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now."

Joan Baez

Writing your goals

"An unwritten want is a wish, a dream, a never-happen. The day you put your goal in writing is the day it becomes a commitment that will change your life. Are you ready?"

Tom Hopkins

The secret to life

"The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you are willing to work. It is called massive action. Action is the gas in the tank. Without it, the car will not run."

Marcy Blochowiak

Planning -- and action

"Life is too short to waste. Dreams are fulfilled only through action, not through endless planning to take action."

David J. Schwartz

Dissolving resistance

"Whenever you're facing any form of resistance, gratitude has the power to quickly dissolve it. This is true whether the hindrance comes from inside of you or outside of you."

Peggy McColl

Failure -- and achievment

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."

Robert F. Kennedy

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

Agatha Christie

Small jobs

"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves."

Dale Carnegie

"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt."

William Shakespeare

Living in the moment

"Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored."

Earl Nightingale
1921-1989, Radio Announcer, Author and Speaker

Loving your work

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it."

Pearl S. Buck
1892-1973, Writer

Scars

"Scars remind us where we've been - they don't have to dictate where we are going."

Joe Mantegna
Actor

Dealing with unexpected problems

"When you develop your ability to balance your emotions, unexpected problems won't knock you off balance as easily, and you'll return more quickly to a positive outlook."

Peggy McColl
New York Times Best Selling Author

The cheapest pleasure

"Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much. It pleases those who gives and receives and thus, like mercy, is twice blessed."

Erastus Wiman
1834-1904, Journalist and Businessman

Do something!

"You only lose energy when life becomes dull in your mind. Your mind gets bored and therefore tired of doing nothing. Get interested in something! Get absolutely enthralled in something! Get out of yourself! Be somebody! Do something. The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have."

Norman Vincent Peale
1898-1993, Pastor, Speaker and Author

Following your ideals

"Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you reach your destiny."

Carl Schurz
1829-1906, Politician

A cheerful heart

"Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won't take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother."

Barbara Johnson
Writer

A purpose in life

"When you have a purpose in life, a vision for what you want to achieve, and know why you want to achieve it, work becomes fun, and the time you spend working seems to just whizz by."

Clayton J. Moore
Financial Expert

Planning your life

"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much."

Jim Rohn
1930-2009, Author and Speaker

Anger and love

"The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present."

Barbara De Angelis

Passion and happenings

"When you focus on something with a lot of passion, it makes it happen even faster."

Bill Harris

Going the extra mile

"The big rewards come to those who travel the second, undemanded mile."

Bruce Barton
1886-1967, Author, Advertising Executive, and Politician